ARC Review: Chaos Theory by Lynn Rush & Kelly Anne Blount

i’d totally done exactly what the non-contract indicated i shouldn’t. i’d fallen for her.

lynn rush & kelly anne blount

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Goodreads Summary: Corey Chaos, teen YouTube sensation, just needs a break from his hectic schedule. Ever since his musical talent was “discovered” by the right person at the right time, his life has been a steady stream of interviews, screaming fans, TV shows, screaming fans, Instagram lives, and did he mention the screaming fans? He’d give anything to be a normal teen again, even for five minutes. So, when his agent suggests staying at his pool house for a month to get away from the stress, Corey is on the next plane to snowy Twin River, Wisconsin. As soon as he gets there, though, his agent’s gorgeous teen daughter, Victoria, asks for his help—and Corey can’t bring himself to say no to her. Not after the video of her boyfriend dumping her in the school cafeteria went viral with its own hashtag, #LunchDump. Ouch. That’s not the way you want to get a million views. No one, especially a sweet girl like Victoria, deserves to be treated that way. But then she tells him about her big plan to get revenge on her ex. And Corey’s certain his starring role has chaos written all over it.

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Thoughts:

What a cute couple to leave off with for this series (at least currently). I’ve had so much fun binge reading this series over the past week or so and have really grown a fondness for so many of the characters. The books really have that hometown feel that evokes nostalgia, kind of like One Tree Hill.

This book had an interesting new spin compared to the previous two with it centered around a romance of someone not already attending Twin River High. Corey made a really nice addition to the Twin River cast. I liked that despite his fame, he stays true to himself and what he really wants in life. He’s humble and genuine and I enjoyed reading from his point-of-view a lot during the book. I’ve liked the pattern the books have followed of picking a new side character to focus on for the next book. It was cool to be able to see Victoria in book one and then find out her backstory in this installment. Her story was far deeper than I had expected and was a nice change of pace to read about someone who wasn’t already a Twin River native.

This book probably has the quickest pacing of all three and I massively enjoyed the featuring of the town’s traditions of the Ice Festival and Ice Ball. I had a lot of fun being able to read about the different fair activities and food while being nice and warm inside my house instead of in the 12 degree weather the book featured at times. And although this book has some really heavy topics, I found it to be the most lighthearted and full of a lot of feel-good feels. I especially enjoyed the ending which added the perfect final touch of wholesomeness to this book.

Overall, I’ve really enjoyed this series and would love to see more books published for it. There’s so many characters I’d love to see featured next. I’ve loved the variety that the books have given and how each installment has its own feel. The romance in this book, despite being fake at the start, was really cute and I enjoyed seeing Corey added to the Twin River class. A huge thank you to the authors and Entangled Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read the eARCs of these books!

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